Description of the 2007 Office system hotfix package (Oart.msp, Oartconv.msp): October 28, 2008

This article describes the 2007 Microsoft Office system issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated October 28, 2008.

• The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
• The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
• Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.
• Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package.
• Whether you must make any registry changes.
• The files that the hotfix package contains.

This hotfix package fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• After you add a trendline equation to a scatter chart in a Microsoft Office Excel 2007 workbook, the legend, labels of axes, and the graph title disappear. Additionally, you cannot save the workbook.
• You open a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007document or an Excel 2007 document that has callout shapes in PowerPoint 2003 or in Excel 2007. When you change the size of the shape, the shapes always become thin.
• When you copy a logo icon in Microsoft Office Word 2007, and then paste it into Excel 2007 or into PowerPoint 2007, Excel 2007 or PowerPoint 2007 may crash.
• You use the last day of every month as the label of a horizontal axis in an Excel 2007 chart. After you set some axis options, the last day of February may be missed.
• You cannot input double-byte character set (DBCS) characters into a copied text box in Excel 2007.
• The max labels on logarithmic axes are not displayed in Excel 2007.
• After you select Grayscale in a slide in a PowerPoint 2007 document, the color of the text on the slide is not changed.
• You insert an Enhanced Metafile (EMF) graphic into a PowerPoint 2007 document after you format the graphic. When you do this, the graphic becomes fuzzy or blurry.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problems described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

The global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file informationOart.msp informationOartconv.msp information

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